Kite Child

Are new toys creative at all?

Each time I recall my childhood and the toys I used to play with I feel that there has been a very long time passed since I was a kid, although that was just 20 years ago.Playing outdoors with my brothers and sisters is one memory that always makes me relax, and brings those nostalgic moments back in my mind.

My generation’s toys were definitely simpler, did not cost much neither did look as fancy as those today but at the same time, there was something magic about them that would engage all kids for days and days of outdoors play.Modern toys are more based on technology rather than on creativity as they are made to impress, following the latest trends of industrial product design.

Although creativity is questionable, nowadays’ toys can still impress me because of their eccentric design and provocative appearance.Acquisition costs of today’s toys are quite low compared to those of 20-30 years ago and I cannot recall the times when as a child I couldn’t normally get my dream toy because it was beyond my parents’ budget.

Many parents are concerned about the benefits of most modern toys as they do not seem to engage their kids for longer than a couple of hours before they end up in the nearby charity shop.Sometimes I try to imagine how I would feel when I was 10 if I could hold in my hands a modern blaster toy just for a few minutes.Getting a kite today is just a question of visiting a high-street shop and paying a bit of money, while my granddad would spend hours or even days to make one for his kids.

Today’s toys are just about what the consumer thinks when looking at them: impressive, colourful, bulky, noisy, and sometimes incredibly ‘smart’, so they do not leave many opportunities for the kids to explore something new or use their imaginations.

Each generation have their unique outdoor toys to remember and the right question is not which one had better toys available but what their impact was.Only time will tell what an impact modern toys will have on our children’s personalities.

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